September is Celebrating Museums Month

Hilo, Hawai'i- 'Imiloa is once again participating in Celebrating Museums Month, which means all 'Imiloa members are eligible for benefits at participating museums island-wide! For the month of September, please enjoy free admission and other perks.

Tea Chats Are Back At ‘Imiloa!

Hilo, Hawai’i – Tea Chats are back at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center after a three month summer break! In honor of National Awareness Month for women’s health and childhood obesity, JoAnn Aguirre will present the latest research on tea as a preventative measure for chronic diseases such as gynecologic cancers and childhood obesity. Join us t on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. to learn more about this engaging topic while enjoying tea, scones, clotted cream and jams and curds.

2015 Pacific Astronomy and Engineering Summit

From around the World, High School Students Gather in Hilo to Learn from Local Scientists and Engineers

‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii hosts

third annual Pacific Astronomy and Engineering Summit

Hilo, HI (July 17, 2015)- Thirty-one students and teachers representing each of the Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory partner countries gather in Hilo July 20-24, 2015 for an intensive five-day forum on astronomy and engineering. The United States is represented by eight students and three teachers from St. Joseph School, Kealakehe High School, and Kamehameha Schools-Hawaiʻi. An additional 15 high school students and five teachers from Canada, China, India and Japan are also participating.

Wayfinding Talk: Filming on the Deck of Hōkūle‘a

Hilo, Hawai‘i – Join Keoni Lee, Co-Founder of ‘Ōiwi TV, at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center’s next wayfinding talk, Voices from the Wa‘a: Documenting the Worldwide Voyage from the Deck of Hōkūle‘a, on Friday, July 24, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. This program will feature the challenges of capturing a public record of the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s historic 3-year journey to circumnavigate the globe on the traditional Hawaiian sailing canoe, Hōkūle‘a.